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This procedure is known as “death disqualification,” and research shows that it disproportionately keeps Black jurors, especially Black women, Catholics, and other people of faith from serving on capital juries. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 16, 2022

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BREAKING: We’re challenging a North Carolina jury selection procedure that prohibits people who object to the death penalty from serving on capital juries — resulting in discriminatory exclusions. Excluding jurors on the basis of race, gender, and religion is unconstitutional. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 16, 2022

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Death disqualification results in juries that are both unrepresentative and more likely to convict and impose the death sentence. Juries are meant to be voices of the community and decide issues without prejudice — these discriminatory practices must end. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 16, 2022